PONENT

Etymology

Noun

ponent (uncountable)

the west; the area of the setting sun

Adjective

ponent (not comparable)

pertaining to the west, westerly

Anagrams

• Penton, penton

Source: Wiktionary


Po"nent, a. Etym: [OF., fr. It. ponente, properly, setting (applied to the setting sun), fr. L. ponens, p. pr. of ponere to set, put.]

Definition: Western; occidental. [R.] Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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